Is part of a bridge piling. The last six characters are perhaps the most critical portion of a VIN for most European cars. Because of mid-year production changes by car makers, these can be extremely important in identifying the proper part numbers for ignition, fuel, emission and engine components. These types of parts are often listed with the caveat that they fit vehicles up to a particular VIN or before/after a particular VIN sequence. In this case A264172 was a WDB 124.
by The HMS Redonkulous September 8, 2010